The World Bank has warned that young people across Asia are finding it increasingly difficult to secure quality employment, with many trapped in low-productivity jobs. It said one in seven young people in China and Indonesia are unemployed, while in most countries, those

Great to see that Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt receive the Nobel Prize in Economics. Well-deserved! The research by Aghion and Howitt (and their co-authors) is very inspiring. My students in "Economic Growth" also appreciate their textbook (The course gets good evaluations, at

I know I’m late to congratulate Joel Mokyr here on X, but I have a good excuse. When I opened my iPhone this morning and saw the announcement, I was so happy that I literally forgot my laptop at home (and I don’t have a computer in my office). For the first time in 24 years, I

Adam Smith may have won the intellectual battle of ideas, but mercantilism has survived, and sometimes to good effects, from Dani Rodrik nber.org/papers/w34353

Is AI the Future of Literature Reviews? Here are the findings from 24 published papers ⤵ — AI is changing how we do literature reviews. (It's fast and thorough). — AI speeds up literature reviews. (It can quickly search through tons of papers). — AI helps spot patterns

Hey Kem. Sumber Manusia, could you get in touch with Mr Chris? I heard he’s hiring a few people and the pay’s pretty decent. Thanks!

Well well, guess who's the top user of Chatgpt. Shocking

OMG I’M SCREAMING THEY DID HIRE BOMOH HUJAN.

Why is there an agent fee? 🤔 Shouldn't the landlord be the one paying it?

The Industrial Court has ruled that AirAsia Berhad was wrong to dismiss an employee for venting about work frustrations in private social media posts in 2023. It found that the posts, limited to former steward Hyffny Yusof's circle of friends, were unguarded but not

Nak tau kenapa Microsoft punya data centre Cloud Region tu takkan ada knowledge transfer utk local workforce? Analisis ke atas data centre kat Chile menunjukkan kerjaya yg ditawarkan lebih kepada security dan janitorial.

Kuching can’t even unite itself under one city council…

The World Bank's 1993 "East Asian Miracle" report attributed the miracle to macroeconomic fundamentals, not state intervention. "Industrial policy" would remain taboo for 30 years. In a new JEP symposium, Nancy M. Birdsall -- who oversaw the report -- reassesses that call. 🧵

High housing costs —> fewer babies M’sia has state-level data on both housing costs & fertility… …so good opportunity for an enterprising M’sian researcher to test if Cost-of-Living affects, um, Cost-of-Loving at *state level* Huge policy implications!

Harga rumah "high-rise" jatuh 2.6% (YoY) pada suku ketiga 2025. Probably harga jatuh (negatif) buat kali pertama di luar kegawatan ekonomi. Kali terakhir jatuh pada tahun 2020 masa Covid-19. Indeks Harga Semua Rumah naik sekadar 0.1%. Slowdown dalam property sector agak

Hahaha

I'm dying here 🤣🤣🤣